Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Downey Library :: Laptops Anytime Installed

Laptops Anytime Installed in Downey Library
Downey Beat: 5.29.2017 by Tammye McDuff

Laptop Anytime is an innovative special dispensing checkout kiosk for laptop and tablets which was officially opened at the Downey Library in May.

The Company was co-founded by Matthew Buscher and Jonathan Ruttenberg with the vision of giving back to the community via convenient on-demand access to full-function laptop computers.

Working with a local broadband company, the kiosk can dispense devices per ATM-style technology, in this case if a Downey Library card. With the addition of the new 18 laptops, the Library now offers up to 36 computers for public use.

According to Claudia Dailey, Literacy Coordinator,”we needed to have more computer access, so we applied for an LSTA Grant through the Pitch an Idea Program.”  READ MORE @

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Friday, May 26, 2017

Riverside County Library :: Coachella Literacy Push a Boon for City's Residents, Society

Coachella literacy push a boon for city's residents, society
Desert Sun: 2.11.2017 by Editorial Board

City and education officials are working together to help raise literacy and English language communication skills for residents who lean heavily on their more native Spanish. To those officials, we offer a hearty thank you and gracias.

Statistics show this is a major need in the eastern Coachella Valley.

As The Desert Sun’s Anna Rumer reported last week, 9 in 10 Coachella residents don’t speak English at home and nearly half don’t speak any English. This compares to about 1 in 5 in the overall U.S. population who don’t use English at all.

The lack of English skills leaves people at a clear disadvantage and other statistics bear that out. Illiteracy and poverty go hand in hand and, according to the Literacy Project Foundation, somewhere around half of adults – the majority of whom are people of color – have an income below the poverty level at least in part because of their inability to read, including three out of four welfare recipients.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: June 2017

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar
June 2017

For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Calendar


Jun 01 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p
Jun 03 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Luis Obispo Library 10a
Jun 06 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 12N
Jun 07 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Fontana 5p
Jun 07 CLEO-Confessions of an Illiterate Adult & John Zickefoose Corona Library 7p
Jun 08 Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p
Jun 10 Conference READ/San Diego USD
Jun 10 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Rialto 10a
Jun 10 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Adelanto 12N
Jun 12 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura County Library 5p
Jun 13 Literacy Awards & Meeting Huntington Beach Library 6:30p
Jun 15 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Carlsbad Library 6p
Jun 15 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library Big Bear 4p
Jun 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a
Jun 17 Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Bernardino Co Library 29 Palms 9a
Jun 19 Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p
Jun 20 Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego Library 9a

Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy: last Friday month 10:30 - 12 N
LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction
Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Monday, May 22, 2017

Literacy Library Jobs :: California :: Camarillo :: Monterey Park

Literacy Library Jobs – California

responsible for supervising the Adult Literacy Center, as well as maintaining a safe, well-organized environment conducive to learning 

oversees and administers the Library volunteer program, including recruiting, training, scheduling, and recognizing/rewarding volunteers

plan, organize, administer and assist in developing a large, comprehensive Literacy Program for the City


Sunday, May 21, 2017

San Diego Public Library :: READ/San Diego :: Tutor Conference :: June 10

READ/San Diego’s 27th Annual
Tutor Conference
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego

Join READ/San Diego, literacy tutors, teachers, and literacy professionals from across California for a day of informative and enjoyable hands-on workshops. Twenty-four workshops are scheduled in four strands, with a catered luncheon served between the strands featuring keynote speaker Dr. Stephen Krashen.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Stephen Krashen
Literacy Development: The Easy Way is the Only Way


Dr. Stephen D. Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, is a linguistics expert specializing in the theories of language acquisition and development, a field in which he has authored nearly 500 publications.

Workshops
Smartphones Meet Literacy: Engage your Learners with an App
Strategies for Success: Supporting our English Learners’ 21st Century Readiness
Comparative Approaches to Teaching Phonics
Test-taking Tips: Top Ten Strategies for Student Success GED
The Refugee Experience and Vocational ESL
Poetry of Tupac Shakur as a Bridge to College Level English Composition
Building Fundamentals in Mathematical Reasoning
Picture Books Aren’t Just for Children
Knowing a Word v. Owning a Word: Best Practices for Deeper Vocabulary
Using Qualitative Data Collection Methods as a Means to Capture Tutor-Learner Progress

Register online: Friends of READ/San Diego
or fax form to (619) 533-3217
June 5 Early Registration: $35
After June 5, the registration fee is $45
Please make your personal check or money order payable to:
Friends of the READ/San Diego Literacy

READ/San Diego is a free literacy instruction service for adults 18 years and older. This award winning program has become a model for the country. It is staffed with literacy professionals, who work with community organizations and coordinate the efforts of volunteer reading tutors to teach adults to read and write, and improve literacy in San Diego.